{"id":686,"date":"2026-04-02T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/picsura.com\/?p=686"},"modified":"2026-04-02T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T11:00:00","slug":"architects-carriage-house-a-study-in-salvage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/picsura.com\/?p=686","title":{"rendered":"Architect’s carriage house, a study in salvage"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chef’s kitchen facing the backyard. Most of the houses were built using salvaged materials.
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When Colin Faber and Leni Niemegeers-Faber bought their carriage house in 2009, they were looking for a space that would serve dual functions: a home and a showcase. The married architects run the design firm SHED Studio and wanted their clients to get a feel for what they could do. They were looking for a building that was in need of a complete refurbishment, and the site itself was likely to hold treasure behind the walls and under the floorboards. Their studio is known for clever recycling, like the copper lamp bases Faber found on the sidewalk and twisted into faucets in an old Greenpoint rental property. They found it all at 497 St. John’s. (Having a garage here was no problem; Faber has been racing for 20 years.)<\/p>\n

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The couple replaced the laminate door with wood made from scrap wood they collected from building the rest of the house. Colin Faber and Leni Niemegeers-Faber \/ Hayley Ellen Day for Corcoran.<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n The couple replaced the laminate door with wood made from scrap wood they collected from building the rest of the house. Provided by Colin Fab…<\/span>